New Knee May Improve Balance (HealthDay)
HealthDay – THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — A knee replacement can help
improve an elderly person’s balance, according to a new study.
Young Kids to Benefit From Broader Pneumococcal Vaccine (HealthDay)
HealthDay – THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — The recent approval of a
new, more broadly effective pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) for young
children could greatly reduce the prevalence of pneumococcal disease in
that age group, a new government report suggests.
Body’s Response to Foods’ Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk Factor (HealthDay)
HealthDay – THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — A mutation that affects
how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role
in the development of type 2 diabetes in some people, U.S. researchers
report.
Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver (HealthDay)
HealthDay – THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — Obesity plus daily
drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers
report in two new studies.
New Knee May Improve Balance (HealthDay)
HealthDay – THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — A knee replacement can help
improve an elderly person’s balance, according to a new study.
Young Kids to Benefit From Broader Pneumococcal Vaccine (HealthDay)
HealthDay – THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — The recent approval of a
new, more broadly effective pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) for young
children could greatly reduce the prevalence of pneumococcal disease in
that age group, a new government report suggests.
Body’s Response to Foods’ Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk Factor (HealthDay)
HealthDay – THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — A mutation that affects
how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role
in the development of type 2 diabetes in some people, U.S. researchers
report.
Big first trimester weight gain ups diabetes risk (Reuters)
Reuters – Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.
U.S. children turn to inhaling to get high: study (Reuters)
Reuters – More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
U.S. children turn to inhaling to get high: study (Reuters)
Reuters – More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
